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Back on Top
Rock · 1999 · 10 tracks

Back on Top

Van Morrison

A polished, soulful return to form. Warm blues shuffles and lush ballads capture the feeling of a crisp autumn afternoon spent in quiet, confident reflection.

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Van sounds like he's finally enjoying himself again on this warm, bluesy autumn classic.

A confident and warm collection of blues-inflected songs that feel like a long-awaited homecoming.

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Confident+4.0σ

Confident saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Goin’ Down Geneva
4:29
02
Philosopher’s Stone
6:08
03
In the Midnight
5:10
04
Back on Top
4:25
05
When the Leaves Come Falling Down
5:42
06
High Summer
5:15
07
Reminds Me of You
5:43
08
New Biography
5:26
09
Precious Time
3:50
10
Golden Autumn Day
6:34
Moments Worth Waiting For
The gritty harmonica solo on Goin’ Down Geneva that sounds like a train pulling out of a station.
The way the strings swell behind the piano on When the Leaves Come Falling Down, creating a cinematic sense of seasonal change.
Van's rhythmic vocal delivery on the title track where he repeats the hook with increasing soulful grit.
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